philologically
/ˌfɪ.ləˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kli/adverb
philologically is spelled P-H-I-L-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, philologically means “In a philological manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in philologically?
| Letters | 14: P-H-I-L-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is philologically?
Philologically appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce philologically?
- /ˌfɪ.ləˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-philologically.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of philologically
- more philologically comparative
- most philologically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does philologically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a philological manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Philologically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a philological manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | philologiquement |
| German | philologisch |
| Portuguese | filologicamente |
| Spanish | filológicamente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does philologically come from?
From philological + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).